GOP Sees Mixed Results in Connecticut
The war in Iraq may have dominated public discussion leading up to last week’s midterm congressional elections, but debate over the No Child Left Behind Act was one of the most prominent domestic issues in three hotly contested House races in Connecticut, which is suing the federal government over funding for the law.
In a closely watched House race that focused on the education law more than most such contests did, incumbent Rep. Christopher Shays, a Republican, beat Diane Farrell, a Democrat, by 3 percentage points in Connecticut’s 4th district.
Ms. Farrell, a former town selectwoman in Westport, had repeatedly called the law “too punitive,” although she stopped short of advocating its repeal. Mr. Shays—part of the big, bipartisan coalition that passed the measure five years ago—continued to express his support, with qualifications. He said he would favor more flexibility for states in assessing English-language learners and special education students during the...
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